Little Maurice walked quietly away and pulled the two feathers out of his cap; he then untied the string that was fastened to the sharp stick, and flung the stick out at the back-door, saying to himself, "I will not be a soldier and kill my enemies, lest God should be angry with me." THE ANGEL. An angel stood before the Lord, God spoke, and in the heavenly place "I gave to others tasks of might, To rule each rolling star, To guide the tempest-hurrying steed, The comet's wandering car. And others watch the wayside grass, Or tend the lily flower, That those who love me best may see I love them hour by hour. "But thou! O tender heart and true," The Father said, and smiled, "Shalt have the mission, mightier far, To lead a little child! “I place him wholly in thy hand; For unto thee is given To love him with a perfect love, To bring him home to heaven." The happy angel spread his wings, He kissed the sleeping baby's lips, Men cried, How fair the darling's grown And every day the angel taught The tiny hands to pray, And every night he watched, to keep Thus walked the angel guide apart Until it grieved him that his love "Great Father!" thus he humbly prayed, "If such a thing may be, Open these eyes that they may look "I love him with a perfect love; The mother bent in grief and tears A wondering smile shone on his face, For God had heard the angel's prayer, He who once walks the golden streets, Peace is the grand Christian charity, the fountain and parent of all other charities. Let Peace be removed, and all other charities sicken and die. Let Peace exert her gladsome sway, and all other charities quicken into life. Peace is a distinctive promise and possession of Christianity; so much so, that where Peace is not, Christianity cannot be. There is nothing elevated which is not exalted by Peace There is nothing valuable which does not gain from Peace. Of wisdom herself it has been said, that all her ways are pleasantness, and all her paths are Peace. Peace has ever been the longing and aspiration of the noblest souls-whether for themselves or for country. In the bitterness of exile, away from the Florence which he has immortalized by his divine poem, and pacing the cloisters of a convent, where a sympathetic monk inquired, What do you seek?" Dante answered, in accents distilled from the heart, Peace, peace. In the memorable English struggles, while king and parliament were rending the land, a gallant supporter of the monarchy, the chivalrous Falkland, touched by the intolerable woes of war, cried, in words which consecrate his memory more than any feat of arms, Peace, peace, peace. Not in aspiration only, but in benediction, is this word uttered. As the Apostle went forth on his errand as the son forsook his father's roof, the choicest blessing was, Peace, be with you. As the Saviour was born, angels from Heaven, amidst quiring melodies, let fall that supreme benediction, never before vouchsafed to the children of the Human Family, Peace on earth, and good will towards men.-CHARLES SUMNER. POOR RICHARD. Be just and honest in thy dealings-Honesty is the best policy. Be also generous and charitable on proper occasions, for he that giveth to the poor lendeth to the Lord. Time and opportunity are to be regarded in all business. Be punctual to your word; he that pays his debts at the time promised, is master of his friend's purse. Be diligent and industrious in your respective occupations. Make hay while the sun shines. Sail while the wind blows fair. Catch time by the forelock, for he is bald behind. Laziness brings a man to poverty; but industry keeps the constable from the door. In ordering your expenses, see that your comings in be more than your layings out. Keep an exact account of what you lay out and what you receive, for without this you will always be in the dark. Balance your accounts at the end of every quarter. In all matters of moment look after your business yourself, and trust not your servants to lay out your money. ANGEL OF PEACE. THE FIRST TEMPERANCE STORY. "I hear you children talk a great deal about temperance," said our old grandma. "Would you like to hear the first temperance story that I ever heard?" Oh! yes," we all exclaimed, always ready for one of grandma's stories. So she told us this story: "When I was a little girl, we lived among the hills of Scotland, where my father had a large sheep-farm. Temperance was never heard of then, and every day we had home-made beer, and all drank as much as they wanted; and no friend ever came in without being asked to have some old whiskey. On market and fair days I have seen the men come home sick, as the little folks were told; and all the remark that would be made about it was, 'Folks must have a little fun sometimes.' I used to think that getting sick was queer fun; but as I grew to understand that it was the whiskey that made them sick, I would wonder how people would take so much trouble to brew anything to make them sick and cross for a long time after they drank it. "One day I shall never forget it we were in the kitchen with mother, who was speaking very kindly to a poor crazy woman who had stopped to rest and be a cup of milk. Mother felt so sorry for the old woman that she brought a glass of hot whiskey and offered it to her. In an instant glass and whiskey were hurled to the back of the fire. How her eyes sparkled! She screamed out, How dare you give me a drink of firefire, I say?' We did not know what to think, and clung to mother, who tried to quiet the old woman, but it was of no use. 'I want to warn you and your pretty little ones never to taste the stuff that has burned up my husband and child, and left me to wander without a home. I was married to as fine a lad as ever walked. We had a sweet little baby and cosey home. My husband and I always kept the jug in the corner of the cup board. After a while I thought it had to be filled a great deal oftener than when we were first married; and not only that, but 3 Joe (my husband) would stay too long when out with a friend, and I would mix some hot drink to put me to sleep, and sometimes would drink so much I could scarcely remember even to go to bed afterward. So you see I was getting fond of it too. "One night I left the baby in Joe's care, and set the jug and glass on the table for company while I stayed with a sick neighbor. Before morning we heard a noise, and, going out, found it was my house in flames; but by the time we got there, the roof had fallen in on Joe and the baby. They never would have been burned up if he had not let the candle or his pipe fall into the cradle. I learned to hate it too late; but I want you to hate it as much as I do.' "My dear children," said our grandmother when she finished the story," that was our first lesson in temperance, and it was a good one. Not one of us who heard the old beggar-woman ever would drink after that. We did not have Bands of Hope in those days; but I am thankful we have now, and I bless God that my dear grandchildren belong to one."-Exchange. GERRIT SMITH'S APPEAL TO A BOY ON TOBACCO. MY DEAR GEORGE-I could have wept the other day when I saw you smoking a cigar. Only fourteen years old, and already at work to poison your soul with tobacco! Oh, this is sad indeed! My dear boy, you see not what is before you. If you did, you would be appalled; and you would fall on your knees, and entreat your heavenly Father to save you from the wasteful, filthy, wicked practice of using tobacco. Do not excuse yourself by saying that some great and good men use tobacco. The great and good men who do so are in danger of sinking into very little and very wicked men before they die. Tobacco and Rum! What twin brothers! What mighty agents of Satan! What a large share of the American people they are destroying! I love my children; and because I love them, I had rather bury them than see them defile themselves with rum or tobacco As Paul said to Timothy, so say I to you: "Keep thyself pure." Be clean in your person, and be clean in your heart. But, depend upon it, you can be neither if you use tobacco. Your friend, GERRIT SMITH. THE CROWN OF GOLD. A PARABLE. A great king said to his people, "Walk in the way I have marked out for you, and I will give you a crown of gold Frederick was a poor youth, and had no equipments for so long a journey. But he resolved to try and win the crown So he began his journey. Under his arm he carried a book containing the king's promises and in his hand a simple staff. There were nemies on his path, who shot at him with arrows; and wild beasts, that seemed ready to devour him. But he pressed boldly forward, over steep and rugged mountains, through winds and storms and deep waters. But at last his toilsome journey was ended, and the king, true to his promise, gave him the crown of gold. Then his heart was glad. This Great King is JESUS. The path is the Christian's path Jesus says to all his followers, Be thou faithful unto death, and I will give thee a crown of life It will be a glad day to those who are faithful, when they shall receive that crown of life 66 A NEW FAIRY STORY. A lazy girl, who liked to live in comfort and do nothing, asked her fairy god-mother to give her a good genius to do everything for her. On the instant the fairy called ten dwarfs who dressed and washed the little girl, and combed her hair, and fed her, and so on. All was done so nicely that she was happy, except for the thought that they would go away. To prevent that," said the god-mother, "I will place them permanently in your ten pretty little fingers." And they are there yet-Laboulaye. 64 A SERMON ON PUSH. When Cousin Will was at home for vacation the boys always expected plenty of fun. The last frolic before he went back to his studies was a long tramp after hazel-nuts. As they were hurrying along in high glee, they came upon a discouragedlooking man and a discouraged-looking cart. The cart was standing before an orchard The man was trying to pull it uphill to his own house. The boys did not wait to be invited, but ran to help with a good will. "Push! push!' was the cry. The man brightened up; the cart trundled along as fast as rheumatism would do it, and in five minutes they all stood panting at the top of the hill. "Obliged to ye," said the man; "you just wait a minute;' and he hurried into the house, while two or three pink-aproned children peeped out of the door. SAVED BY A NUT. Some years ago there was an old German count, who was an honest and respectable man, and who was saved from death by the kindness of God in a very marked manner. You know we read in the Bible how Daniel, who was such a good man, had a great many enemies, who hated him just because he was so good. This has often been the case since Daniel's time. And this was the case with the good German count of whom I am now speaking. There were a number of people in the place where he lived who hated him for his religion; and they carried their hatred so far that they resolved to kill him. And in order to do this without being found out, they hired a wicked man to go into his castle one night and kill him while asleep in his bed. The arrangements were all made, and the night was fixed on which the dreadful deed was to be done. The good count had no idea of the danger hanging over him. It so happened that on the evening of the very night on which his enemies had agreed to murder him, he had a company of young "Now, boys," said Cousin Will, "this is a small thing; but I wish we could all take a motto out of it, and keep it for life. 'Push!" it is just the word for a grand, clear morning. "If anybody is in trouble and you see it, don't stand back-people at his castle. He was very fond of children, but having push! "If there's anything good doing in any place where you happen to be-push! "Whenever there's a kind thing, a Christian thing, a happy thing, a pleasant thing, whether it is your own or not, whether it is at home or in town, at church or at school, just help with all your might-push!" At that moment the farmer came out with a dish of his wife's best doughnuts, and a dish of his own best apples; and that was the end of the little sermon. THE PROUD CHILDREN. A little boy and girl were once seated on a flowery bank, and talked proudly about their dresses. "See," said the boy, "what a beautiful new hat I have got; and what a fine blue jacket and trousers; and what a nice new pair of shoes. It is not every one who is dressed as finely as I am." none of his own, he had invited his nephews and nieces to "Indeed, sir," said the little girl, "I think I am dressed" If you move another step, I'll shoot you!" Then with the finer than you; for I have on a silk hat and pelisse, and a fine feather in my hat. I know that my dress cost a great deal of money." "Not so much as mine," said the boy. "I know." "Hold your peace," said a caterpillar, crawling near the hedge. "You have neither of you any reason to be proud of your clothes; for they are only second-hand, and have all been worn by some creature or other, of which you think but meanly, before they were put upon you. Why, that silk hat first wrapped up such a worm as I am." other hand he rang the bell violently. Pretty soon his servants rushed into the room. The murderer was taken prisoner, and the wicked men who had hired him to do that dreadful deed were found out and punished. But what made the noise which woke the count? It was a nut, lying on the floor. It happened that one of the boys of the company the count had had there the evening before had dropped a nut on the floor in going through his uncle's room, and that nut had fallen just where the murderer's foot trod upon it and awoke the count in time to save his life. ADVICE TO YOUNG TRADESMEN. -Buy the best goods, cut where. Employ.the soberest men. the work out yourselves; let the eye of the master be everyAvoid all low deceits of trade. Never lower the credit of another to raise your own. Make short payments; keep exact accounts; avoid idle company; and be very strict to your word. "There, miss! what do you say to that?" said the boy. "And the feather," exclaimed a bird perched upon a tree, 66 was stolen from or cast off by one of my race." "What do you say to that, miss?" repeated the boy. "Well, my clothes were neither worn by birds nor worms. "True," said a sheep grazing close by, "but they were worn on the back of some of my family before they were yours; and as for the hat, I know that the beavers have supplied the fur for that article; and my friends the calves and oxen in that field were killed, not merely to get their flesh to eat, but also to PUBLICATIONS OF THE AM. PEACE SOCIETY. get their skin to make your shoes." See the folly of being proud of your clothes, since we are indebted to the meanest creatures for them; and even then we could not use them if God did not give us wisdom to contrive the best way of making them fit to wear, and the means of procuring them for our comfort. ANGEL OF PEACE, four pages monthly. to one address, 15 cents. 10 66 each The Advocate of Peace, 16 pages monthly, We will send for gratuitous distribution, the Angel at the rate of one cent per number in any quantities ordered. Also specimen numbers free to any who apply for them. The publishers are obliged to prepay postage in all cases. We must insist on payment for the Angel in advance and shall discontinue Letters in relation to publications, donauons, agencies, etc., should be directed to Rev. H. C. Dunham, Office Agent, at No. 1 Somerset St., Boston. A SENSIBLE MAN. This laconic but sensible German when the subscription expires unless renewed. ought to be sent out to lecture among the people : I sall tell you how it vas I drink mine lager; den I put mine hand on mine head, and dere vosh von pain. Den I put mine hand on mine body, and dere vas anoder pain. Den I put mine hand in mine pocket, and dere vas nothing. So I jine mid de demperance. Now dere is no pain more in mine head, and de pain in mine body vas all gone avay. I put mine hand in mine pocket, and dere vas dwenty dollars. So I stay mit de demperance." CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICERS AM. PEACE SOCIETY. HoN. EDWARD 8. TOBEY, of Boston, President. THE ADVOCATE OF PEACE. RECEIPTS FOR DEC., 1874, & JAN., 1875. ILLINOIS. KINGSTON. M. L. Worcester. J. Yongs.. LEWISTOWN. $4.00 2.00 have united in the organization of "The Peace Association of Friends in America," to which is delegated this important work, with instructions to labor expressly on their behalf in the more general promotion of the cause of peace. The Association, in the fulfillment of its trust, has thus far mostly confined its labors to the printing and circulation of Myron Phelps and Wife..... 20 00 books and tracts, and the publication of a monthly paper called INDIANA. OMEGA. C. Overman. 5 00 JEROME. James Elis.. 15.00 5.00 2.00 the Messenger of Peace. During the few years of its existence, millions of pages have been distributed far and wide, and many acknowledgments have been received of the convincing effects of the truth therein inculcated. The attitude of millions in the prime of manhood, now kept constantly armed and equipped for mutual slaughter by the nations of Europe, and the sudden uprising of the war spirit in our midst, convince us of the necessity of further and more di rect efforts to arouse and awaken the public to a clearer appieciation of the true character of this monstrous evil. If it is 30 only by the full application of the Gospel that war can be abolished, surely it is the duty of the church to labor for its prop. r application. 10.00 10.00 But; in view of the apathy that so generally prevails, we feel constrained to appeal directly to our Christian brethren, indi2 co vidually and collectively, earnestly entreating them to take this subject into prayerful consideration in all its bearings. Can we believe that if the members of the Christian church everywhere were entirely to refrain from taking part in carnal warfare, that professedly Christian nations could any longer continue the custom? If we believe this, we must also believe that the responsibility for the continuance of war rests upon the church. Dear fellow professors, can you rest satisfied in continuing to bear the weight of this awful responsibility? 200 1 (0 149.95 $293 45 We are much hindered in our noble work of diffusing the sentiments of peace and good will for lack of adequate funds. Millions go for war, but little is devoted to peace. Let our friends think on these things and inquire of the great "Prince of Peace," what wilt thou have me to do? H. C. DUNHAM. AN APPEAL TO CHRISTIANS, INDIVIDUALLY AND COLLECTIVELY, ON BEHALF OF THE CAUSE OF PEACE. It is well known to our Christian brethren that the Religious Society of Friends has ever believed that all war is entirely forbidden by the Gospel, and that, in accordance with that belief, its members have as a rule, refrained from taking any part in carnal warfare; and for refusing to comply with military requisitions, or to pay fines for thus refusing, many, in years past, have suffered distraint of goods to large amounts, and not a few have been imprisoned. Beside a passive testimony thus borne by members individually, the Society has, from time to time issued its public protest against this heathen and wicked custom. But while we have cause to feel thankful for the amelioration of military laws, whereby our members are now generally exempt from suffering, we are pained in knowing that war, with all its horrors, is yet allowed and practiced by all the Christian nations, and sanctioned by the larger portions of the Christian Church. As Christians, we all believe in the fulfillment of prophecy. Dr. Chalmers, more than fifty years ago, testified that "the mere existence of this prophecy of peace is a sentence of condemnation upon war, and stamps a criminality on its very forehead. So soon as Christianity shall gain a full ascendency in the world, from that moment war is to disappear." Believing that it is only by a full and proper application of the Gospel in the affairs of nations, as well as individuals, that the prophecies in regard to war will be fulfilled; and believing, as a branch of the church which has so long seen the true character of this heathen abomination, that we were not doing all that we should do toward enlightening our brethren on this important subject, most of the Yearly Meetings of Friends While statesmen and publicists are laboring to relieve suffering bumanity from the blight of this dreadful curse, the church of Christ remains silent. Surely it is time for it to arise from its slumber and to proclaim its supremacy! Is not eighteen hundred years long enough for its white robes, which should be pure and spotless, to have been stained in blood? Must the skirts of the visible church be longer polluted with the gore of the battlefield, and stained with the tears of the orphan and the widow? While war, as has been said, seems to aim at setting up the kingdom of Satan in the earth, alas! the church remains to be its very bulwark. Surely it is time to wipe out this reproach against Him, at whose coming into the world, peace on earth and good will to men was proclaimed, and engage in this holy warfare against the supremacy of Satan's kingdom. Therefore, in behalf of suffering humanity, and in behalf of the cause of the blessed Prince of Peace, whose mission on earth is not fulfilled while wars continue-in true Christian love, we again entreat you to give this subject the consideration it justly merits. On behalf and by direction of the Peace Association of Friends in America. ROBERT L MURRAY, President, New York. DANIEL HILL, Secretary, New Vienna, Ohio. MURRAY SHIPLEY, Treasurer, Cincinnati, Ohio. New Vienna, Ohio, First mo. 1, 1874. CHARLES SUMNER ON PEACE AND WAR. THE TRUE GRANDEUR OF NATIONS and the WAR-SYSTEM OF THE COMMONWEALTH OF NATIONS bound in one volume, will be sent postage paid on receipt of $1.00, by addressing Rev. H. C. Dunham, 1 Somerset street, Boston. We have but a limited supply of these great orations of the great Senator, who was a "tower of strength" in our noble cause, and believe there are many who will be glad to receive a copy on the above terms. THE APOSTLE OF PEACE.-Memoir of William Ladd.-By John Hemmenway.-A most remarkable book of one of the greatest and best men that ever lived, well spiced with anecdotes, will be read with lively interest by the old and the young, and should be in every family and Sunday school in the land. This contains about 300 pages, with a fine likeness of Mr. Ladd. Substantially bound in muslin, $1.00. Will be sent by mail, postage paid, on reception of the price. Address Rev. H. C. Boston. Dunham. No. 1 Somerset St., THE ADVOCATE OF PEACE. Published the first of every month by the American Peace Society. No. 1 Somerset St., Boston, Mass. TERMS, $1.00 a year in advance; to ministers, 75 cents. Postage twelve cents a year. EDITED BY THE SECRETARY. EDITORIAL CONTRIBUTORS. HON. AMASA WALKER, North Brookfield, Mass. ELIHU BURRITT, Esq., New Britain, Conn. ABEL STEVENS, LL. D., Brooklyn, N. Y. ADVERTISEMENTS. THE HOME CUARDIAN. [ESTABLISHED 1838.] A Monthly Magazine of Choice Literature, Stories, Ta'es, Descriptive Sketches, Poems, Special Departments devoted to Editorials, Mothers' Bureau, Health, Children's Fireside, Chrisuan, Moral and Benevolent Work, Publishers' Matters. MRS. P. A. SMITH, EDITOR. During the year 1875, a series of articles by Dr. J. T. Payne on "CHRISTIAN AND BENEVOLENT WORK IN BOSTON," will be contributed. Other features and new writers have been engaged, and every effort will be made to make this Monthly what it has been, one of the best of the low-priced magazines. It will hereafter have lustrations each month. The January number is sent out in a new cover, new type has been selected, and every department has been improved. AGENTS ARE WANIED In every town and county in the States. Subscription price $1.25 per amin. Address (en closing stamp), THE HOME GUARDIAN, No. 6 Oak Place, Boston, Mass Address American Peace Society, Boston, sent by mail 25 for 15 cents. 100 for 50 cents, 250 for $1.00, 1000 for $3.00. Use them. We present above a specimen of a new pictorial envelope, which we are sure will be regarded as one of the most beautiful and expressive things of the kind. The The Society has now four kinds of envelopes, three pictorial, and the object of Peace Societies. They are not only enveland one other containing brief paragraphs in relation to war opes, but peace tracts in miniature, and their use will promote the Cause perhaps a hundred or a thousand miles away. price of these envelopes has been reduced to 15 cents a package, 50 cents a hundred, $1.00 for two hundred and fifty, and $3.00 per thousand. Being so cheap, and what almost every one has to purchase somewhere, we are selling thousands every week, and those who buy them are sending these messages of Peace all over the Continent. THE MESSENGER OF PEACE is published monthly by the Secretary of the "Peace Associa tion of Friends in America." It is filled with facts and argements to prove that war is unchristian, inhuman and unneces sary. That if men and women of intelligence were as anxious to find a remedy as they are to find an apology for war, this self-imposed scourge of our race would soon be banished from the civilized world. It advocates the brotherhood of mankind, and that we cannot injure another without injuring ourselves. Terms, 50 cents per annum, in advance, or 5 copies sent to one address for $2. Free to ministers of the Gospel of all denomi nations who will read it and recommend it to their congrega tions. Also, a well-selected stock of peace publications, both for adults and children. |